1948–49 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 1948–49 Toronto Maple Leafs season involved winning the Stanley Cup. The Maple Leafs became the first team in NHL history to win three consecutive Stanley Cups.[1]

1948–49 Toronto Maple Leafs
Stanley Cup champions
Division4th NHL
1948–49 record22–25–13
Goals for147
Goals against161
Team information
General managerConn Smythe
CoachHap Day
CaptainTed Kennedy
ArenaMaple Leaf Gardens
Team leaders
GoalsHarry Watson (26)
AssistsMax Bentley and Cal Gardner (22)
PointsHarry Watson (45)
Penalty minutesBill Ezinicki (145)

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings
National Hockey League[2]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Detroit Red Wings6034197195145+5075
2Boston Bruins6029238178163+1566
3Montreal Canadiens6028239152126+2665
4Toronto Maple Leafs60222513147161−1457
5Chicago Black Hawks6021318173211−3850
6New York Rangers60183111133172−3947

Record vs. opponents
1948–49 NHL Records [3]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston —6–5–15–4–35–6–18–2–25–6–1
Chicago 5–6–1—3–93–7–26–5–14–4–4
Detroit 4–5–39–3—7–4–17–4–17–3–2
Montreal 6–5–17–3–24–7–1—5–4–36–4–2
New York 2–8–25–6–14–7–14–5–3—3–5–4
Toronto 6–5–14–4–43–7–24–6–25–3–4—

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 161–4Boston Bruins (1948–49)0–1–0
2LOctober 210–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1948–49)0–2–0
3WOctober 236–1Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49)1–2–0
4LOctober 241–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1948–49)1–3–0
5WOctober 273–2Montreal Canadiens (1948–49)2–3–0
6WOctober 302–1Detroit Red Wings (1948–49)3–3–0
7LOctober 311–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49)3–4–0
8TNovember 63–3New York Rangers (1948–49)3–4–1
9LNovember 133–6Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49)3–5–1
10TNovember 144–4@ New York Rangers (1948–49)3–5–2
11LNovember 171–2@ Boston Bruins (1948–49)3–6–2
12TNovember 202–2Boston Bruins (1948–49)3–6–3
13TNovember 213–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49)3–6–4
14TNovember 243–3Montreal Canadiens (1948–49)3–6–5
15WNovember 252–0@ Montreal Canadiens (1948–49)4–6–5
16WNovember 273–0New York Rangers (1948–49)5–6–5
17LNovember 282–6@ Boston Bruins (1948–49)5–7–5
18LDecember 13–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1948–49)5–8–5
19LDecember 44–6Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49)5–9–5
20WDecember 52–0@ Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49)6–9–5
21LDecember 83–4Detroit Red Wings (1948–49)6–10–5
22WDecember 113–2Boston Bruins (1948–49)7–10–5
23WDecember 124–3@ Boston Bruins (1948–49)8–10–5
24LDecember 151–3@ New York Rangers (1948–49)8–11–5
25TDecember 183–3New York Rangers (1948–49)8–11–6
26LDecember 191–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1948–49)8–12–6
27WDecember 252–1Detroit Red Wings (1948–49)9–12–6
28LDecember 302–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1948–49)9–13–6
29WJanuary 15–3Montreal Canadiens (1948–49)10–13–6
30LJanuary 22–4@ New York Rangers (1948–49)10–14–6
31WJanuary 54–0Boston Bruins (1948–49)11–14–6
32TJanuary 83–3Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49)11–14–7
33TJanuary 92–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1948–49)11–14–8
34WJanuary 152–1New York Rangers (1948–49)12–14–8
35LJanuary 160–4@ New York Rangers (1948–49)12–15–8
36LJanuary 191–4Montreal Canadiens (1948–49)12–16–8
37TJanuary 222–2Detroit Red Wings (1948–49)12–16–9
38LJanuary 231–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1948–49)12–17–9
39WJanuary 263–1@ Boston Bruins (1948–49)13–17–9
40TJanuary 294–4Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49)13–17–10
41LJanuary 302–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49)13–18–10
42WFebruary 34–1@ Montreal Canadiens (1948–49)14–18–10
43TFebruary 51–1New York Rangers (1948–49)14–18–11
44WFebruary 64–2@ Boston Bruins (1948–49)15–18–11
45TFebruary 92–2Montreal Canadiens (1948–49)15–18–12
46WFebruary 123–1Detroit Red Wings (1948–49)16–18–12
47WFebruary 133–0@ New York Rangers (1948–49)17–18–12
48LFebruary 170–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1948–49)17–19–12
49WFebruary 195–2Boston Bruins (1948–49)18–19–12
50WFebruary 204–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49)19–19–12
51TFebruary 262–2Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49)19–19–13
52LMarch 20–2Montreal Canadiens (1948–49)19–20–13
53WMarch 57–1New York Rangers (1948–49)20–20–13
54WMarch 64–3@ New York Rangers (1948–49)21–20–13
55LMarch 90–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1948–49)21–21–13
56LMarch 121–2Boston Bruins (1948–49)21–22–13
57WMarch 133–1@ Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49)22–22–13
58LMarch 171–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1948–49)22–23–13
59LMarch 192–5Detroit Red Wings (1948–49)22–24–13
60LMarch 202–7@ Boston Bruins (1948–49)22–25–13

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Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Harry Watson602619450
Max Bentley6019224118
Ted Kennedy5918213925
Cal Gardner5313223535
Bill Ezinicki52131528145
Joe Klukay4511102111
Jimmy Thomson604162056
Vic Lynn52791636
Ray Timgren36312159
Gus Mortson602131585
Howie Meeker30771456
Harry Taylor42471130
Garth Boesch591101143
Don Metz33461012
Bill Barilko6054995
Tod Sloan293470
Les Costello1523511
Bill Juzda3812323
Frank Mathers151232
Ray Ceresino121122
Fleming MacKell111126
Bob Dawes51010
Al Buchanan30112
Chuck Blair10000
Turk Broda600000
Ray Hannigan30002
Stan Kemp10002
John McCormack10000
Sid Smith10000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SA SV SV% SO
Turk Broda3600602225131612.685
Team:3600602225131612.685

Playoffs
Scoring
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Ted Kennedy92682
Sid Smith65270
Max Bentley94372
Cal Gardner92570
Harry Watson94262
Ray Timgren93362
Fleming MacKell92464
Jimmy Thomson915610
Joe Klukay92354
Bill Ezinicki914520
Gus Mortson92138
Garth Boesch90226
Bill Juzda90228
Bill Barilko901120
Vic Lynn80112
Turk Broda90002
Bob Dawes90002
Don Metz30000
Harry Taylor10000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SA SV SV% SO
Turk Broda574981151.571
Team:574981151.571

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Playoffs

Semifinals

Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Boston Bruins

Date Away Score Home Score Notes
March 22Toronto Maple Leafs3Boston Bruins0
March 24Toronto Maple Leafs3Boston Bruins2
March 26Boston Bruins5Toronto Maple Leafs4OT
March 29Boston Bruins1Toronto Maple Leafs3
March 30Toronto Maple Leafs3Boston Bruins2

Toronto won best-of-seven series 4 games to 1

Stanley Cup Finals

Detroit Red Wings vs. Toronto Maple Leafs

Date Away Score Home Score Notes
April 8Toronto3Detroit2OT
April 10Toronto3Detroit1
April 13Detroit1Toronto3
April 16Detroit1Toronto3

Toronto won best-of-seven series 4–0.

Transactions

References
  1. Ferraro, Michael X.; Veneziano, John (2007). Numbelievable!. Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 95. ISBN 978-1-57243-990-0.
  2. "1948–1949 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  3. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. "1948–49 Toronto Maple Leafs Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
  5. "1948–49 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
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